Three months later, everything in the Tang Dynasty was back on track. With a strong army and powerful horses, foreign enemies dared not invade and offered treasures to the Tang Dynasty for friendship.
There was even a delegation of envoys from the State of Lu at the palace banquet. This time, they brought a young and beautiful princess with them.
Shen Shuyi and Li Zhan sat high up in the hall, with the left and right sides empty, with no other concubines.
After three rounds of wine, the Lu envoys stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have a treasure to present to you."
"What treasure?" Li Zhan took a sip of wine.
Everyone in the palace looked at the Lu envoys, and heard the envoy raise his voice slightly.
"I have specially presented Princess Xuanhua's younger sister, Princess Ruohua, to Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will accept it."
A gorgeous figure appeared in the hall. The young woman had a veil covering her face, and her figure was somewhat similar to that of the Queen of the Tang Dynasty.
The emperor didn't even look at her. His eyes were completely on the queen beside him. He even picked up his chopsticks to serve the queen.
"Shuyi, you haven't eaten much these days. Is it not to your liking? I'll ask the imperial kitchen to make some more for you."
"No, I really have no appetite."
"Are you sick? Let the imperial physician take a look."
The emperor and empress were talking as if no one was around, which made the Lu envoys very embarrassed. The princess who was sent unilaterally to marry a foreign princess clenched her hands even more.
At first she was reluctant to marry, thinking that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was an ugly, murderous tyrant.
When I saw him today, I didn't expect him to be so handsome and have such an extraordinary demeanor.
But...is the queen beside him Princess Xuanhua? Why does she look different from before...
Princess Ruohua did not dare to speak out, as she could see with her discerning eyes that the Queen and His Majesty had a very close relationship.
Instead of entering the palace to compete for favor, she might as well return home to find a consort and keep a few concubines to live happily...
Just then, the imperial physician arrived.
As the imperial physician knelt down to pay his respects, Li Zhan urged, "Hurry up and check what's wrong with the queen. She has lost her appetite and is sleepy and weak these past few days."
The imperial physician hadn't taken the patient's pulse yet, but his heart skipped a beat when he heard this... Could it be that... Your Majesty is incapable of having children?
The first imperial physician took the patient's pulse tremblingly, his eyes wide open, stammering and not daring to make a sound.
The relationship between the emperor and the empress is very deep, so it stands to reason that the empress would not...
But how can this be explained?
Seeing the imperial physician hesitating, Li Zhan frowned and asked the next one to come and take a look.
As a result, several imperial doctors were hesitant to speak.
Li Zhan held Shen Shuyi's hand tightly, thinking that she was still poisoned and the poison was taking effect, and his heart was in suspense.
He asked hoarsely, "But what's wrong with the Queen's body?"
"Your Majesty, the Queen is in good health."
"What's going on?!" Li Zhan breathed a sigh of relief.
All the civil and military officials in the court also looked over. Some old ministers even had a secret expectation, hoping that the queen was in poor health, so that the emperor would not be able to refuse to open the harem for selection.
Which emperor doesn’t have three palaces and six courtyards? But Your Majesty only stays with the Queen. What’s the logic behind this?
If that is not possible, then Your Majesty will have to adopt the clan bloodline to continue the Li dynasty.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, the Queen should be pregnant." One of the imperial doctors spoke, and the other imperial doctors echoed.
"The Queen is three months pregnant."
The Emperor is childless, but the Empress is pregnant?!
Li Zhan hugged Shen Shuyi, held her hand tightly, and looked at her beautiful eyes, which were instantly filled with tears.
"Shuyi, Shuyi, we are having a baby!"
Li Zhan trusted his queen, so the pregnancy must be his. This was a gift from God. It was God who sent Shu Yi to him and was so kind as to give him a child!
At this moment, his heart was filled with joy, but at the same time, he was also worried.
"Is the Queen's loss of appetite related to her pregnancy?"
"That's right. I will now prescribe a prescription for the Empress to strengthen her stomach and nourish the fetus."
Li Zhan's expression was solemn. "Is the Queen really okay?"
Before the imperial physician could say anything, Shen Shuyi squeezed his hand tightly and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm just a little sleepy. I eat a lot, but you think it's not enough."
The imperial physician also said, "The Empress is in good health and there is no need to worry too much. If you worry less and relax more, your appetite will improve."
The news caused a huge uproar: the Empress was pregnant?! The court officials were shocked.
The singing and dancing had long since stopped, and the banquet had become extremely quiet.
Everyone was in shock, even Emperor Li Zhan found it difficult to calm down his excitement for a long time.
He picked up the queen and carried her sideways. "It's okay if you're sleepy. You must be tired. I'll go back with you to rest."
Before turning to leave, he said to the guests at the banquet: "Continue the music and dancing!"
"The Queen and I are so happy, we won't go home until we're drunk!"
"All the courtiers and palace ladies at the banquet will receive rewards!"
The Lu delegation looked at each other in surprise. They had sent the princess to win the emperor's favor, but now the emperor left without even looking at the princess?
The leading envoy quickly stopped the eunuch beside the emperor to inquire about the news, "Eunuch, what does His Majesty mean?"
"Don't blame me for not reminding you. Now that the Queen is pregnant, you're using a woman to cause trouble for her. If anything goes wrong, how will you compensate her?"
Not to mention the Lu envoys, the envoys from other countries were also trembling with fear. Fortunately, they had not yet offered the beauties as gifts, otherwise it would have been a disaster!
Some court officials in the Tang Dynasty were even more upset. They had originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to have their legitimate daughters and granddaughters enter the palace, but unexpectedly, the queen was pregnant...
However...it's not appropriate for the queen to sleep with the emperor while she's pregnant, so maybe this is a good opportunity.
Back in the bedroom, Shen Shuyi was carefully placed on the bed by Li Zhan.
She felt that Li Zhan was too nervous, so she took his hand and touched her belly.
"Jing Zhan, don't be too nervous."
"Yeah." Li Zhan's eyes were bright, his palm was on her belly, and his heart was still excited.
"Yiyi, we have a child." The smile on his lips grew deeper and deeper.
Shen Shuyi snorted, "Today those envoys wanted you to take in a few concubines to fill your harem."
"I don't want it." Li Zhan's eyes were sincere. "I promise that I will stay with you forever in my life."
Shen Shuyi naturally believed him, otherwise there would not be a woman missing in the Regent's Palace over the years.
Li Zhan didn't want her to mention those sad words again, so he held her face with both hands, kissed her cheeks again and again, and finally blocked her lips.
Tender, passionate, everything that contained love was put into this kiss.
Shen Shuyi hugged his neck and responded with her eyes closed.
It was unknown how long it took before the two of them ended this lingering kiss.
Li Zhan looked at her and said, "Shuyi, you are the only one in my harem. I will reiterate it again at the morning court tomorrow and completely abolish the harem."
"I know..." Shen Shuyi's eyes were misty.
Ever since he learned that she was pregnant, Li Zhan would sleep with her in his arms at night and would never dare to do anything rash.
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